10 Cooking Classes in Beijing Worth the Trip

1.Flavors of Beijing: Eat Like A Real Chinese

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 78 reviews · from $99Our pick

Learn Beijing cooking in a local home, shop a food market, make authentic dishes, and eat your work with Chef Chao in a small group.

“This was a 10 out of 10, amazing experience. Chao is a patient, kind, and very thoughtful teacher. The tour of the market was so memorable; the flavors and the smells of the entire experience are going to stick with me for years to come. This is a must-do activity if you are in Beijing. My niece and I are so glad that we made this a part of our itinerary.”

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2.Online Cooking Class Beijing Dumplings and Cuisine by Sunflowerli Renowned Chef

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 65 reviews · from $20Best value

Cook Beijing dumplings, noodles, dim sum, or kung pao chicken live with Chef Sunflower Li in a flexible private Zoom class.

“Thank you Sunflower for teaching us how to make beautiful traditional pork dumplings. The perfect Chinese New Year activity! It was so much fun for not only my husband and I but also the kids! The dumplings were delicious and we loved Read more”

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3.China’s Favourite Street Food Cooking Workshop

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · from $80

Learn to make Beijing’s jian bing in a private 90-minute workshop with hands-on help, creative fillings, local food history, and plenty to eat.

“I did the jian bing workshop with some of my friends in September. It was a ton of fun! I really enjoyed getting to make as many jian bings as I wanted and getting to both make the dough and cook it on the pan myself. I definitely needed a few tries to get the techniquRead more”

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4.Private Hutong Culture Tour with Dumpling Cooking Class plus Cricket Fighting Game

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $176

Explore Beijing’s hutongs by rickshaw, make dumplings with a local family, watch cricket fighting, and see the city from the Drum Tower.

“Lily was our guide and we have a fantastic time with her from the time we met her ..making the dumplings were just awesome food was great highly recommend this trip ..:”

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5.Vegan Home Cooking & Local Market Tour with Sanxia

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 4 reviews · 4 hours · from $47

Cook vegan Chinese food, shop a Tongzhou market, share tea at home, and take home a Fragrant Hills bookmark with Sanxia.

“Super friendly and was able to learn a lot about cooking as well as everyday life in Beijing.”

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6.Online Cooking Class Hand Pulled Noodles by Sunflower Li

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 2 hours

Learn Xi’an-style hand-pulled biang biang noodles with Chef Sunflower Li in a private Zoom class for up to five people.

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7.Dumpling Cooking Class and Local Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $80

Shop a Beijing market, choose dumpling fillings, and cook from scratch in a traditional courtyard with a small English-speaking group.

“Super fun experience! 2 young girls from Beijing with excellent English. We went to a local market together to get groceries and made the Dumplings from scratch. Beautiful building that we prepped and cooked in.”

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8.Private Dumpling Cooking Class in Local Family

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $160

Cook dumplings with a Beijing family, visit a wet market, and enjoy a private four-hour meal with hotel pickup and local dishes.

“Today we did the tour in Beijing with Gary and it was an unforgettable experience!!! What we liked the most was visiting an authentic local market, where we could discover the daily life of the people and taste typical products. Gary has been Read moreAuto-translated”

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9.Online Cooking Class Steamed Buns by Chef Sunflower Li

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 2 hours

Learn authentic Chinese steamed buns with Chef Sunflower Li in a private Zoom class for up to five people, with flexible worldwide scheduling.

“This was an amazing class! Sunflower is a great instructor and I was able to have great results! I am looking forward to making these delicious buns again soon!”

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10.Chinese Cooking Class with Badminton Experience in Beijing

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $158

Cook dumplings from scratch, shop a Beijing wet market, play badminton, and stroll by Big Swan Lake on a private day tour.

“Greatest day with sunflower! We tried so many different things and Sunflower was absolutely amazing. Very friendly, and informative, and took great care of our little family.”

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